Word: kept
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...like them," said the Rev. Ron Adrian, "but we just don't approve of their sin." Said the Rev. Ron Ballard, of Emporia, Kans.: "They were under no penalty prior to this law, nor are we advocating any new laws to persecute them. If their sexual preference is kept to themselves, that's within the range of what we can accept...
...Brigate Rosse had kept Italy on a cruel seesaw of suspense since Moro's abduction on March 16. They had spurned pleas for mercy from the Vatican, from the Pope himself ("I beg you on my knees") and from the United Nations as they dangled their victim like a political puppet. The end came when they executed Moro with eleven shots fired from a Czech-made Skorpion 7.65-mm pistol and a still unidentified 9.-cal. handgun. Eight shots were centered around his heart. The hatchback Renault in which the body had been placed was left on a narrow...
That was a particular tribute, considering the children's largely matriarchal upbringing. Strong-willed "Noretta" Moro not only kept her household carefully separated from politics, she also handled its finances, paid the bills, made the decisions, even picked the guests - there were not many - invited to dine at Via del Forte Trionfale...
DIED. Raymond Rubicam, 85. enterprising co-founder and former chairman of Young & Rubicam, the nation's largest ad agency; in Scottsdale. Ariz. Kept waiting nine days in the outer office of a Philadelphia firm where he looked for his first advertising job, Rubicam wrote a scathing letter that launched his career. Always a forceful writer, he ceaselessly sought fresh, strong ad copy when he formed his own agency with John Orr Young. He also introduced to advertising the concept of market research when he hired a then unknown George Gallup to conduct consumer polls...
During gloomy days earlier this decade, planemakers kept their spirits up with thoughts of the boom to come when airlines finally had enough cash to replace their aging, noisy and fuel-inefficient fleets. At last, this dream seems to be becoming reality. Last month Pan Am signed a $500 million contract with Lockheed for twelve wide-bodied TriStar L-1011s, and last week small, state-owned Singapore Airlines (SIA) stole Pan Am's headlines. It placed with Boeing the richest order in commercial aviation history: $900 million for 13 jumbo 747s and six medium-range 727s. Gleefully grabbing...